La Fumée, puis la flamme

1895

Abel-Truchet

Associated Names
Abel-Truchet

Artist, French, 1857 - 1919

This is a drawing featuring an ethereal scene of smoke turning into flames with swirling patterns. The smoke starts from the bottom left and transforms into sweeping flame-like shapes towards the top right. A figure reaches into the flames. The colors transition from navy to orange and yellow. Text on the right side provides details about a theatrical production, potentially a play titled "La Fumée, puis la Flamme" at Le Théâtre Libre during the 1895-1896 season. The artwork reflects elements of Art Nouveau with its flowing lines and organic forms.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    4-color lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Atlas Foundation

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 24.1 x 30.9 cm (9 1/2 x 12 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.76.90

  • Series Title

    Théâtre Libre

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Rodolphe Darzens, Paris; Mr. and Mrs. Martin Atlas, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1998

  • Artists and the Avant-Garde Theater in Paris, 1887-1900, National Gallery of Art, Washington; National Academy Museum, New York, 1998-1999, no. 28, as La Fumée, puis la flamme (First Smoke, Then Fire) by Joseph Caraguel.

Bibliography

1992

  • Aitken, Geneviève. Artistes et Théâtres d'Avant-Garde: Programmes de Théâtre Illustrés, Paris 1890-1900. Exh. cat. Pont-Aven, Musée de Pont-Aven and tour, 1992, 36, no. 30.

1998

  • Artists and the Avant-Garde Theater in Paris, 1887-1900. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington; National Academy Museum, New York, 1998-1999: no. 28.

Inscriptions

lower left in stone: Abel Truchet; right center printed: Le Théâtre Libre / Saison 1895-1896 / PREMIER SPECTACLE / La Fumée, puis le Flamme / Pièce en quatre Actes, en prose / de Mr Joseph CARAGUEL; along lower left side printed in red: Paris. -Imp. Eugène Verneau, 108, r. Folie-Méricourt.

Wikidata ID

Q75395793

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